President Joko Widodo made his second visit to the far eastern Papua region this month, refocusing his plan to bring the furthest-flung parts of the country closer to the rest of Indonesia. Read More »

Indonesia is trying to boost tax revenue collection by 30% this year to fund President Joko Widodo’s ambitious infrastructure and other spending plans. Economists aren’t so sure it can be done. Read More »

Indonesian President Joko Widodo is under pressure to shuffle his cabinet as public unease about the slowing economy grows. Political pressure is also likely to be coming from senior officials in his party, say analysts. Read More »

The Indonesian government says it aims to build one million low-income homes across the country this year, a target that seems far from achievable given slowing growth and sluggish government spending. Read More »

So certain were some Philippine newspapers that convicted drug smuggler Mary Jane Veloso would face the firing squad in Indonesia after midnight Tuesday that they had already declared her dead. Read More »

China’s reclamation efforts in the South China Sea dominated talks at a gathering among members of Asean’s trade and security bloc in Malaysia that continues today, while at home in Indonesia the execution of several convicted drug smugglers moved a stop closer. Read More »

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All that burning rubbish in Indonesia may be taking its toll, with nearly a quarter of people surveyed in a recent poll saying waste management was the most prominent environmental issue in the country.